The state auditor says more than $109,000 worth of improper payments were found in a re-audit of the Mason City Community School District, and another investigation is underway to examine concerns in previous years. The re-audit focused on records between July 2014 through June 2015 when Anita Micich was Mason City’s superintendent. State Auditor Mary […]
This year’s Iowa State Fair set an attendance record, with more than 1.13 million people visiting the 11-day event in Des Moines. The fair announced Monday the fair that wrapped up Sunday had an unofficial attendance of 1,130,071. That topped the previous record of 1,117,398 set in 2015. The busiest day was Saturday, Aug. 12, […]
Officials have announced the winner of online balloting for new license plates that will grace Iowa vehicles in the years to come. The Iowa Transportation Department said Monday that the design dubbed “City and County Reboot” received more than 113,000 votes. The design’s top blue border contains city and country images and the bottom green […]
Officials fear hundreds of Iowa students will be barred from classes on the first day of school because the students lack the newly required meningitis vaccination. The districts have been notifying families for months, and some even set up vaccination clinics to meet rules passed by lawmakers in 2016. Polk County health officials say nearly […]
Another Democrat has entered the race to oppose U.S. Rep. Steve King in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. Paul Dahl, of Webster City, announced his candidacy Saturday and said his campaign platform focuses on seven areas: agriculture, campaign finance reform, education, environment, government spending, health care and Social Security. The 52-year-old Dahl drives a bus for […]
Michelle K. Eisenman, Hancock County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections has announced that the absentee ballots for the School Election to be held on September 12th for the West Hancock and Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School Districts are now available in the Hancock County Auditor’s Office. Absentee ballots may also be voted on in the Auditor’s Office, […]
Soybean aphids, late-season crop diseases and crop prospects will be among the topics Sept. 7 at a field day at the Iowa State University Northern Research and Demonstration Farm near Kanawha. The field day will take place at the farm’s south location, 1040 James Ave., Kanawha, which is about two miles south of Kanawha on […]
Today, millions of Americans and visitors from around the world will flock to a 70-mile wide path, stretching from Portland, Ore., to Charleston, S.C. They will be there to witness, for what most will be, a once-in-a-lifetime event – a total eclipse of the sun. Part of that narrow swath, known as the path of […]
The North Iowa Community School Board will hold their Annual Meeting tonight beginning at 6pm in the High School Media Center. The board will then hold their regul.ar meeting immediately afterwards. During the regular meeting, the public is invited to address the board on various issues that concern the district. Other issues involved in the […]
More than 75 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county offices and partner organizations are working to provide high quality STEM education opportunities to youth for the upcoming solar eclipse. Today around 1 p.m., every county in Iowa will be able to experience the solar eclipse. This is a historic event that young people all […]
